FSB at 105 and ram at 133, is it possible?

[Fugifighter]

Hi, i have a MSI K7T Pro2 and i heard i was able to run my ram at a different speed separate from my FSB.. but the manual doesnt tell me Squat.. i had my ram running at host clock + 33 but then when i upped the FSB SiSandra said that my ram was running too fast.. is there any way to get them to run separately??

Fugi

 

[DeezNtz]

No, you cannot run your memory speed totally different from your FSB speed. Your only option is to either put your FSB speed back down to a safe level or your other option is to just run you memory at just Host Clock. That way your FSB speed and memory will be 105 mhz, but I do not suggest doing this as you will lose performance from slower memory.

 

[DeezNtz]

Wait a minute... I see that you have PC 150 memory. Running your FSB at 105 and your memory at 138 mhz should be no problem at all. I think the message from SiSandra is just a warning and that you can ignore that message since you have PC 150 memory. Just as long as nothing crashes and your system is stable you should be okay.

 

[Maniac9127]

I think the message he got was Sandra incorectly identifying the PCI clock as 50MHz whitch is wrong (of corse).

 

[hclarkjr]

sandra has trouble with KT-133 chipset boards and they are planning a update to it. when is another question, so don't believe the readings from sandra.

 

[qiu]

K, man... lemme tell u something... Let's assume:

U just got a sample stick of RAM that runs up to 175 Mhz...

U have a PIII, & up the bus to... 133 & the memory to 133+33(PCI)=166

U test QIII & Unreal Tournament framerates & they're so high that u've seen nowhere this... no crashes, no nothing....

Then u get SiSoft Sandra, which tells you that you're memory is running too high... r u going to change it back?

Think not... Don't relay on diagnostic software always (it's crappy) & that's why Anandtech Forums r for ;-)

 

[Fugifighter]

Thanks for the advice guys! another thing is... my motherboard didnt come with a metal plate for the back... and my old one doesnt have the extra openings for the onboard sound so i just left it off.... is there an easy way to make holes in that metal?

Fugi